Blocks & Hooks (ONLINE LESSON)

Описание: This here was the visual portion of a lesson I had done online for a student who was suffering from blocks, hooks, and a very low ball flight. I typically film lessons from my studio unless I’m having a busy week, which means that I’ll occasionally film them in my backyard for players.

One of the things that I emphasize a lot with players and coaches is the necessity to foreshadow any change that you’re going to make to your swing.

What I mean by that is, if you’re going to make an adjustment to the hand depth, or the clubface, or the way that the shaft is moving, don’t look at that change in an isolated manner. Predict how that one adjustment will influences other areas, because everything is connected at the end of the day.

There are LOTS of ways to get rid of a club path too far from the inside, which is what often creates blocks and hooks. The problem is, some of those methods will create a lower dynamic loft (more shaft lean), which will lower your ball flight.

In the case like this particular student here, he couldn’t afford to do that because his ball flight was already low, so he had to use an ALTERNATIVE method. That doesn’t mean the second option is any less consistent. It simply means that it matches up better with the two elements he’s trying to change: the club path issue, and the loft issue.

Hope this helps!